NAME youtube-suck - Download and convert youtube videos to mpeg/mp3 SYNOPSIS youtube-suck "youtube_url" [OPTIONS] OPTIONS -b rate - Set output video bitrate in bits/s: "-b 500k" Default is to take the rate from the source video -f framerate - Set output video frame rate: "-f 30" Default is set to 24 -B rate - Set output audio bitrate in bits/s: "-B 56k" Default is set to 160k -F freq - Set output audio sampling frequency in Hz: "-F 44100" Default is set to 22050 -k - Keep youtube flv file Default is to delete it after converting -m - Convert youtube video only to mp3 Default is to convert it only to mpeg -o filename - Set output filename Default is to generate one -s size - Set output video size: "-s 320x240" Default is to take the size from the source video -v - Be verbose, print more info EXAMPLES Download a youtube video and convert it to mpeg youtube-suck "http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=yphwzD1XaBY" Download a youtube video and convert it to mp3 youtube-suck "http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=yphwzD1XaBY" -m Download a youtube video, convert it to mp3 and keep the original .flv file youtube-suck "http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=yphwzD1XaBY" -m -k If you run into errors, try to get more info with the -v option youtube-suck "http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=yphwzD1XaBY" -v INFO This is youtube-suck, version 0.2. Written in Feb 2009 by Jens Heine . Feel free to send bugreports or comments.